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BIBBS, Leonard Benjamin Charles Denovan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3458 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Worcester, England, 1 February 1884 |
| Home Town: | Meeniyan, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Public Elementary School, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Corbie, France, 28 April 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 111, Row B, Grave 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Meeniyan Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 3458, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 3458, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 3458, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 3458, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 3458, 57th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Janice Alford-Jarvis
"3458 Private Leonard Bibbs, 57 Battalion, AIF, who on 28 April 1918 was killed in action near Corbie, France. Other biographical details concerning him are: farmer; of Mirboo South, Victoria; born Worcester, England; educated at a public elementary school; came to Australia in September 1911; enlisted in the AIF 30 August 1915; age at time of death, 34. Son of Leonard Henry and Emily Bibbs, of 25 Arboretum Rd., Worcester, England." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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